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2001

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December

12/31/01 China Sentences Church Leader to Death-Rights Group
Yahoo News
12/31/01 ACLU clings to Bill of Rights in taking on Ten Commandment postings
The Charlotte Observer

12/25/01 Arafat fails to reach Bethlehem
Indianapolis Star
12/25/01 Pakistan, China to check extremism: Mushrraf
Frontier Post
12/25/01 Don’t be lulled into complacency, says Mahathir
thestar
12/24/01 RELIGION IN AFGHANISTAN: New rulers welcome non-Muslims
Detroit Free-Press
12/20/01 Saudi Arabia Urged to Embrace Human Rights
Middle East News Online

12/3/01 Ridge Announces Extension Of Security Alert; Ashcroft Says Religious Groups Could Be Monitored
WABC TV online
12/3/01 Ashcroft: Religious groups may be watched
Lincoln Journal-Star

12/3/01

Are MPs About to Choose Religions for Citizens?
AllAfrica.com

November

11/27/01 Allies' stand on religion questioned
Deseret News
11/27/01 Religious freedom, a casualty of war?
The Washington Times
11/27/01 HOLY SEE OBSERVER ON FREEDOM OF RELIGION OR BELIEF
EWTN
11/27/01 INDONESIAN CATHOLICS UNDER SIEGE BY JIHAD FORCES
EWTN
11/27/01 INDIA CATHOLICS HAIL CLAMP DOWN ON FORCED CONVERSIONS
EWTN
11/22/01 All 35 Foreign Falun Gong Protesters Leave China
Excite News
11/22/01 Sweden Protests Falun Gong Treatment
Excite News
11/09/01 Tight-Knit Congregation Celebrates Religious Freedom
Tampa Tribune

11/07/01 Islamic extremists blur line between religion and politics
Jdnews.com
11/06/01 Islam in Europe: Growth and Activism
New California Media

11/06/01 U.S. hears Guam marijuana case
Starbulletin.com
11/06/01 Group sues state over holiday tree ornaments
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
11/06/01 Nigerian President Summons Leaders
Prolog
11/06/01 96 EGYPTIANS GO ON TRIAL AGAIN FOR MASSACRE OF COPTS
EWTN
11/05/01 Church, state division strained
The Kentucky Post
11/05/01 Breaking the back of a restive region
CNN
11/05/01 CHINA ALLOWS RELIGIOUS TO OPEN FACILITY FOR TERMINAL PATIENTS
EWTN
11/03/01 Continuation of Sudan Emergency
The White House
11/04/01 RELIGIOUS FREEDOM ELUSIVE IN MUCH OF ASIA
EWTN
11/02/01 Governor's prayer riles Texans
Detnews.com
11/01/01 BEIJING-ROME DIALOGUE IS POSSIBLE, REGIME´S EXPERT ON CHRISTIANITY SAYS
EWTN

October

10/31/01 North Korea Rejects Report On Religious Freedom
Middle East News Online

10/30/01 Pakistan's Christians In Fear After Church Slaying
NewsMax.com

10/30/01 Texas town baffled by controversy after governor prays at public school assembly
Al.com
1029/01 Ishtook plans another try at religion in the classroom
Capitol Hill Blue
10/27/01 7 nations labeled oppressors of faith
The Detroit News

10/25/01 China Says Improvement in Vatican Ties Possible
Real Columbus.com
10/25/01 Afghans making plans for a post-Taliban rule
Contra Costa Times
10/25/01 America has thrived on freedom from religion
Charlotte Observer
10/24/01 TALIBAN DELAY TRIAL OF AID WORKERS BECAUSE OF AIR STRIKES
EWTN
10/24/01 COALITION OF RELIGIOUS GROUPS REJECTS ANTI-TERRORISM BILL
EWTN
10/24/01 NIGERIAN ECCLESIAL LEADERS DEPLORE CONFRONTATIONS IN KANO
EWTN
10/23/01 RUSSIA TO ADOPT TOUGHER MEASURES ON RELIGIOUS SECTS
Pravda
10/23/01 Attacks generate letter campaign to return prayer to public schools
Timesdaily.com
10/23/01 BRITISH COURTS TO REMOVE GOD FROM OATH
EWTN
10/23/01 EASTERN EUROPE FACES INFLUX OF SECTS AND ASTROLOGY
EWTN
10/22/01 HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP DENOUNCES JAILING OF VIETNAMESE PRIEST
EWTN
10/21/01 CHRISTIAN-MUSLIM MIX IS BOILING OVER IN AFRICA
EWTN
10/20/01 VIETNAMESE PRIEST GETS 15-YEAR PRISON TERM
EWTN
10/19/01 CHURCH-STATE RELATIONS IN MEXICO UNDER VICENTE FOX
EWTN
10/19/01 VIETNAM SENTENCES PRIEST FOR DISSENT
EWTN
10/18/01 TORTURED SUDANESE CHRISTIAN CONVERT APPEALS FOR HELP
EWTN
10/18/01 HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP CHARGES UNFPA WITH COMPLICITY IN CHINESE COERCION
EWTN

September

9/20/01 Inter-Religious Confab Held in Tehran
Tehran Times

9/11/01 Religious clashes spread in Nigeria
The Star

9/8/01 U.S. report targets religious oppressors
Deseret News

9/6/01 French demolish guru statue
CNN

9/5/01 French start to smash guru statue
CNN
9/5/01 Another Taliban travesty
Cincinnati Post
9/5/01 Persecution forcing Hindus to flee Pak
Rediff
9/5/01 ACLJ Asks California Appellate Court to Overturn Ruling That Censors Prayers At Burbank City Council Meetings
Excite News
9/4/01 No sects, please - we're French
The Montreal Gazette

9/2/01 Film exploring religious freedom for Natives airs tonight
Star-Journal

August

8/27/01 Court Rules Expulsion of Ahmadiyya Unconstitutional
All Africa

8/19/01 MIDEAST STATES CALLED VIOLATORS OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Middle East Newsline
8/18/01 Pakistan Man Sentenced for Blasphemy
Excite News

8/17/01 WHITE HOUSE ARGUES RESTRICTIONS ON RELIGIOUS CHARITIES TOO HARSH
EWTN
8/17/01 DIPLOMATS DENIED ACCESS TO DETAINEES IN AFGHANISTAN
EWTN
8/17/01 CHRISTIAN JOURNALIST ARRESTED IN LEBANON
EWTN
8/16/01 Governor Dariye Calls for Religious Harmony
All Africa
8/16/01 Nepal Outlaws Caste Discrimination
Excite News
8/14/01 Musharraf Bans Two Pakistani Groups
Excite News
8/10/01 Church of Scientology Files European Court of Human Rights Application Against France; Others Expected to Follow
Excite News
8/10/01 US Islamic Preacher on Trial in Turkey
Excite News
8/10/01 Senators Get Glimpse of China
Excite News
8/10/01 New Eckert Seamans Group Focuses on Legal Needs of Religious Organizations
Excite News
8/9/01 UN Panel: China Should Work on Rights
Excite News
8/7/01 Senator Specter (R-PA) to Receive Freedom Award At the Christian Freedom Conference 2001
Excite News
8/7/01 AJCongress Condemns Saudi Religious Decree That Women Can Serve As Suicide Bombers; Calls On Religious Leaders to Speak Out In Opposition
Excite News

8/5/01 Taliban close office of U.S.-based relief group for propagating Christianity
Excite News

8/4/01 Senate Seeks Compromises on Charity
Excite News
8/3/01 Malaysia Holds Islamic Activists Under Security Law
Excite News
8/3/01 U.N. Official Says Concerned on Kyrgyz Human Rights
Excite News
8/3/01 Judge Throws Out Utah Student Suit
Excite News
8/2/01 UN court delivers first genocide conviction in Europe since Second World War
Excite News
8/2/01 Powell Urges China, Dalai Lama Talk
Excite News

8/1/01 High court overturns 15-year ban on Farrakhan
Guardian Unlimited
8/1/01 Farrakhan plans visit to Britain as ban is lifted
Electronic Telegraph
8/1/01 Elvis Presley Mural Painted Over
Excite News
8/1/01 Guinea Sentences 15 to Death for Tribal Killings
Excite News

July

7/31/01 Egyptian court dismisses critic of Islam case
Virtual New York
7/31/01 COLUMN: Church in state
Excite News

7/30/01 Sectarian violence flares in Pakistan
Virtual New York
7/30/01 Religious families claim persecution
Canoe
7/28/01 FRANCE´S ANTI-SECT LAW "COULD BECOME A THREAT"
EWTN
7/28/01 Pakistan Plans Terrorism Law
Excite News
7/27/01 NORTH CAROLINA PASSES TEN COMMANDMENTS LAW
EWTN
7/27/01 MALAYSIAN CATHOLICS WIN BATTLE TO BUILD CHURCH
EWTN
7/26/01 STEVE MOSHER: THE BEIJING OLYMPICS OF 2008
EWTN
7/26/01 COURT DISMISSES CASE AGAINST BAPTIST CHARITY; TEST FOR BUSH PLAN
EWTN
7/26/01 Chief Rabbi Backs Targeted Killings
Excite News
7/25/01 CHURCHES, NGOS IN KENYA TOLD TO STOP VOTER EDUCATION
EWTN
7/25/01 VATICAN ASKS US FOR HELP REACHING CHINA
EWTN
7/25/01 Ind. Trooper Sues in Religion Suit
Excite News
7/24/01 ARRESTED VIETNAMESE PRIEST INTERROGATED DAILY, REPORT SAYS
EWTN
7/24/01 Catholic Theologian Denounces Dogma
Excite News
7/01 Falun Gong: China's Dilemna
CNN In Depth Special

7/22/01 France's anti-cult law undermines religious-liberty rights
Freedom Forum
7/22/01 Bush's 'faith-based' initiative wins House approval
La Vegas Review Journal
7/20/01 Falun Gong persecuted for practicing
Las Vegas Sun

7/19/01 Jury awards $2.25 million to air traffic controller fired for refusing to work on Sabbath
News-Journal
7/19/01 52 plead not guilty amid din
Bergen Record
7/19/01 Jewish Public Affairs Arm Condemns Passage of Charitable Choice
U.S. Newswire
7/19/01 Gephardt Floor Statement on the Faith-Based Initiative
U.S. Newswire
7/19/01 Group Calls For Senate to Pass Faith-Based Initiative
U.S. Newswire
7/18/01 Church Lawsuit Fuels Religious-Freedom Fight
CNS News

7/17/01 THREE NEW BISHOPS FOR VIETNAM
EWTN
7/15/01 Vatican appoints 3 bishops for Vietnam
Deseret News
7/15/01 CATHOLIC-MUSLIM STATEMENT ON GLOBALIZATION
EWTN
7/14/01 Religious Bigotry May Spark Off Wars
All Africa

7/13/01 Salvation Army To Face Autumn Court Hearing
St. Petersburg Times
7/13/01 Bush raises concern on Falun Gong
Hong Kong Mail
7/13/01 Louis Farrakhan challenges 14-year UK Ban
Black Britain
7/13/01 Muslim Firefighter May Wear Scarf
Washington Post
7/13/01 Dartmouth club faces religious intolerance charges
Excite News
7/12/01 Europe abetting anti-religion drive?
Deseret News
7/12/01 Congress Focuses On Religious Persecution In France
CNS News
7/12/01 Criticism mounts of Beijing Olympics
Globe and Mail
7/12/01 Nation of Islam leader ban 'unlawful'
BBC

7/12/01 Religious Strife Fuels Macedonian Conflict
IWPR
7/12/01 Bush's Wavering Commitments
CNS News
7/12/01 GREEK ORTHODOX ACCUSE ISRAEL OF MEDDLING IN AFFAIRS
EWTN

7/11/01 Salvation Army Under Attack in Russia
News Max
7/11/01 INDONESIA RELIGIOUS LEADERS CALL FOR END TO ETHNIC CLEANSING
EWTN
7/11/01 NAACP Opposses Faith Based Initiative
NAACP

7/10/01 China's French Connection
The Washington Post
7/10/01 SALVATION ARMY ON TRIAL IN MOSCOW
EWTN
7/10/01 CHRISTIANS ARRESTED IN COMMUNIST LAOS
EWTN
7/10/01 Six Detained From 'Heretical' Sect
Excite News
7/10/01 Entry Ban for Mr. and Mrs. Moon
Federal Administrative Court of Germany
7/10/01 Controversy over introduction of religious education into curricula
Serbia Info
7/9/01 Moscow declares war against the Salvation Army
Times of London
7/9/01 U.S. congressman criticizes France on law targeting religious sects
Nando Times

7/9/01 The feds crack down on a human cloning lab
U.S. News and World Report
7/9/01 VIETNAM CONFISCATES CATHOLIC CHURCH, LAND
EWTN
7/7/01 Christians Said Arrested in Laos
Excite News
7/7/01 Singapore Ejects Falun Gong Four, But Not to China
Excite News
7/6/01 CUBA: STRIVE FOR JUSTICE, FREEDOM, AND RECONCILIATION
EWTN
7/6/01 POPE OPPOSES CUBAN COMMUNISM, US EMBARGO
EWTN
7/6/01 Catholics: Ruling Will Shackle Religious Freedom
CNS News
7/5/01 Release Demanded For American Held In Turkey; American Muslim Arrested For "Insulting" Regime, "Illegal" Prayer Meeting
U.S. Newswire
7/05/01

Federal appeals court has ruled that a Seventh-day Adventist college can participate in a state program
Excite News

7/4/01 Bush: Nation needs 'religious freedom in action'
CNN
7/3/01 France joins list of religious liberty violators
Zenit News
7/3/01 District leaders say religious items, clothes OK at school
Herald Online
7/2/01 GERMAN LUTHERANS AND CATHOLICS JOIN IN COURT CASE
EWTN
7/1/01 Men Flogged in Saudi Arabia Mall
Excite News

June

6/30/01 'Raelian' biochemist insists she will clone human
CNN

6/29/01 Moonies ordered to pay 29 mil. yen for mind control
Mainichi News
6/28/01 UKRAINIAN ORTHODOX BODIES MAY MERGE, DEFY MOSCOW
EWTN
6/28/01 Faith-Based Funding Clears Panel
Excite News
6/27/01 KENYA CATHOLICS FRUSTRATED IN BID FOR RADIO STATION
EWTN
6/27/01 Poll Reveals Americans Don't Know Their First Amendment Rights
US Newswire
6/26/01 RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH DRAWS OSCE'S ATTENTION TO HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN ESTONIA
Pravda
6/26/01 Religious freedom group sees hope in Bush
The Washington Times
6/25/01 Bush to Nudge Congress on Faith-Based Plan
Excite News
6/23/01 Bush Urges High Court on Vouchers
Excite News
6/22/01 Judge: Remove 10 Commandments Signs
Excite News
6/20/01 American Indian clashes with Palm Beach jail over religious rites
Sun-Sentinel
6/20/01 'In God We Trust' goes up
Sun Herald
6/20/01 High court rules sensibly
al.com
6/19/10 A Lesson in Tyranny
CNS News
6/19/01 VIETNAM OKS 3 BISHOPS AND REJECTS 3 OTHERS
EWTN
6/19/01 SUPREME COURT REJECTS FIRST-GRADER'S BIBLE STORY CASE
EWTN
6/19/01 BUSH AND POPE MAY MEET IN JULY, PAPER SAYS
EWTN
6/19/01 Coalition Seeks Agreement on Faith-Based Initiatives
CNS News
6/18/01 DOCTORS HAVE RIGHT TO CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTION, POPE SAYS
EWTN
6/18/01 RUSSIAN PAPER AIRS CATHOLIC VIEW ON UKRAINE
EWTN
6/18/01 INDONESIAN SOLDIERS RAID ANTI-CHRISTIAN MILITIAS
EWTN
6/18/01 Supreme Court Lets Religious Speech Ruling Stand
CNS News
6/17/01 VIETNAM: MINOR CONCESSIONS ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
EWTN
6/17/01 Zoroastrians Gather in Central Iran
Excite News
6/16/01 MEXICAN POLITICIANS INVITED TO A MASS
EWTN
6/15/01 U.S. Grants Asylum to Banned China Sect Leader
Excite News
6/15/01 MORE CUBANS TURNING TO THE SACRAMENTS
EWTN
6/14/01 SUDAN BISHOP APPEALS FOR IMMEDIATE HELP
EWTN
6/14/01 Taliban reconsider yellow tag for Hindus
Times of India
6/14/01 HK Leader Says Falun Gong a Cult, No Plans to Ban
Excite News
6/13/01 Human Rights in Russia
The Washington Post
6/11/01 Supreme Court rules religious clubs can meet at public schools
DetNews
6/09/01 Viet monk defies travel limits
Deseret News
6/09/01 BYU, U. to host world conference on new religions
Deseret News

6/7/01 Bishop Warns of Sudan's Holocaust
NewsMax.com
6/6/01 China set for long battle against Falun Gong
CNN
6/6/01 China's latest weapon against Falun Gong: Re-education
Chicago Tribune
6/6/01 Expert supports Waco-video conclusions
Worldnetdaily
6/5/01 OFFICIAL CHINA PRESS CONFIRMS WENZHOU CHURCH DESTRUCTION CAMPAIGN
EWTN

6/5/01 U.S. urges Vietnam to release monks
CNN
6/5/01 Banned Buddhist Held in Vietnam
Excite News
6/5/01 Goff Raises Human Rights Concerns In Tibet
Newsroom
6/5/01 PUBLIC SCHOOL TURNS FREE SPEECH INSIDE OUT
EWTN
6/5/01 BLAIR TO REFORM ANTI-CATHOLIC LEGISLATION
EWTN
6/5/01 INDIAN CHURCH SLAMS DENIAL OF ACCESS TO CHRISTIAN CEMETERY
EWTN

6/4/01 French Anti-Sect Law: Christian Lawyers Prepare For Action
CNS News
6/4/01 Vietnam Monk's Arrest Stirs Concern
Excite News
6/4/01 U.N. Passes Religion Resolution
Excite News
6/3/01 Bomb Blast Kills Nine in Bangladesh
Excite News

6/1/01 Taliban bars women aid drivers
CNN
6/1/01 Official: Simulation Didn't Test Gun
Excite News
6/1/01 Chinese Muslim Sentenced to Death
Excite News
6/1/01 CAMBODIAN ORDINATIONS TO BE FIRST IN WAKE OF "KILLING FIELDS"
EWTN

May

5/31/01 French Christians Fear Ramifications Of Anti-Sect Law
CNS News
5/31/01 CHINA ARRESTS 35 CHRISTIANS
EWTN
5/31/01 RUSSIAN CATHOLICS WRESTLE WITH REGISTRATION PROCESS: A CASE STUDY
EWTN

5/31/01 Three more Falun Gong members reportedly die in custody in China
Excite News
5/31/01 Canadian MPs step up campaign against Taleban
Rediff.com
5/30/01 Egypt firm on activist's jailing
News24.com
5/29/01 Dalai Lama speaks at UCLA
Excite News
5/27/01 Russian Orthodox Leader Rues Pope Trip
Excite News

5/26/01 China's chief Protestant is a survivor
Dallas Morning News
5/26/01 Group readies Scientology toehold in Battle Creek
Kalamazoo Gazette
5/25/01 China shows off re-education camp
Go Asia Pacific
5/25/01 The Persecution Continues
National Review
5/25/01 Religious belief spreads in face of China sanctions
Dallas Morning News
5/24/01 Falun Gong Re-education Camp Exposed to Foreign Media
People's Daily

5/23/01 Religious Freedom: a Global View; Hyde Schedules Thursday Hearing With U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
Excite News
5/23/01 Judge bars baccalaureate service at school
PG News
5/22/01 Egyptian sociologist Ibrahim convicted
Seattle P-I
5/22/01 NEW VIOLENCE IN MOLUCCAS
EWTN
5/21/01 POPE SEES IMPROVED CHURCH-STATE RELATIONS IN MEXICO
EWTN
5/21/01 PAPAL SUPPORT FOR PAKISTANI CHRISTIANS
EWTN
5/21/01 SUDAN FIGHTING FORCES MISSIONARIES TO FLEE
EWTN
5/20/01 HANOI REJECTS BUSH´S BID FOR RELEASE OF PRIEST
EWTN
5/19/01 DEFEND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, ENCOURAGE DIALOGUE AND TOLERANCE
EWTN
5/16/01 Following faith in secret -- and peril
The Mercury News
5/13/01 Reform Jewish Movement Condemns New Taliban Policy Requiring Non-Muslims To Wear Identifying Clothes
U.S. Newswire
5/12/01 Why are Europe's churches empty?
Detroit News
5/05/01 Religious Leaders Protest against US Report
The People's Daily
5/05/01 Bush praises respect for religious liberty in Tunisia
Tunisia Online

April

4/29/01 U.S. awareness of Sudan's struggle rises
The Tampa Tribune

4/13/01 12 Falun Gong Practitioners Killed Since Start Of U.N. Human Rights Conference
U.S. Newswire
4/11/01 Cult banned to protect women from enticement
China Daily
4/9/01 Christians seek to aid brethren in Sudan
Philadelphia Inquirer
4/9/01 Pakistan: Militants Seek Religious State
Radio Free Europe

March

3/31/01 Westland drops Falun Gong week under pressure from China
Detroit News
3/27/01 Commission Statement on Visit to Cairo, Egypt
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom

3/22/01 PERSECUTION FORCES NIGERIAN CHRISTIANS TO FLEE TO CAMEROON
Worthy News
3/22/01 MORE CHURCHES DESTROYED IN NORTHERN NIGERIA
Worthy News

3/21/01 VIETNAM GOVERNMENT ARRESTS BELIEVERS, WOMAN COMMITS SUICIDE
EWTN News
3/21/01 'With God, all things are possible' ruled constitutional as Ohio motto
Worthy News

3/20/01 Black Religious Leaders Hear Bush's Call
The Washington Post
3/20/01 The Faith-Based Debate: Think Tanks Weigh In
NewsMax.com
3/19/01 UN: Citing Job's Restraints, Rights Commissioner To Leave Post
Radio Free Europe
3/19/01 Ministering With Tax Money
Christian Science Monitor
3/18/01 Sale of Salt Lake Tribune Makes Utah's Non-Mormons Nervous
SF Gate.com
3/16/01 200 MILLION CHRISTIANS FACE OPPRESSION TODAY
EWTN News
3/16/01 POLES RETHINK ANTI-SECT MOVES AFTER MINORITY CHURCH COMPLAINTS
EWTN News
3/15/01 Faith in government?
Christian Science Monitor

3/13/01 Keeping the faith 
Savannah Morning News
3/13/01 Amid debate, lawmakers push faith plan
Philadelphia Inquirer
3/12/01 Colorado Wary of Prayer as Health Care for Kids
SF Gate
3/10/01 Taliban proceed to ruin statues
Seattle Times
3/8/01 Bush Courts Right To Back Program but Falwell urges president to withhold social service funding from Islamic groups
SF Gate News

3/7/01 TED TURNER INSULTS CHRISTIANS—AGAIN
EWTN News
3/7/01 A Foe Rattles Beijing From Abroad
The Washington Post

3/6/01 Freedom House's Center For Religious Freedom To Host Ceremony
Honoring Defenders of China's Religious And Spiritual Movement

US Newswire
3/6/01 Breaking Idols Is Not Islam
Rediff.com
3/6/01 Court Affirms Religious Ban At Graduation
Butte County valedictorian's talk was called proselytizing

SF Gate News
3/6/01 PAPAL ENVOY SUPPORTS IRAN CHRISTIANS
EWTN News
3/6/01 VISA REFUSAL FOR SENIOR CATHOLIC PRIEST IN RUSSIA
EWTN News
3/6/01 PRIEST DETAINED IN VIETNAM FOR UNDERMINING GOV'T
EWTN News
3/5/01 Court denies appeal of valedictorian who wanted to give "sermon"
Philadelphia Inquirer
3/4/01 An act of barbarism, says Bajrang Dal
The Hindu
3/3/01 College of Holy Cross bans 'cult' church from campus
Deseret News
3/3/01 CATHOLIC CLERGY NO LONGER BARRED FROM PARLIAMENT
EWTN news
3/1/01 HANOI REPORTEDLY RELAXES STANCE ON CARDINAL VAN THUâN
EWTN News
3/01/01 The Answer to Our Prayers
American Demographics, March 2001
3/1/01 PROSECUTOR ASKS COURT TO VIOLATE SANCTITY OF CONFESSION
EWTN News
2/27/01 Spiritual fears threaten China's future
Detroit Free Press
2/24/01 Moscow court rejects bid to ban Jehovah's Witnesses
The Detroit News

2/20/01 Don't take it on faith
Montreal Gazette
2/20/01 BISHOP WARNS TREATMENT GIVEN TO FALUN GONG COULD EXTEND TO CHURCH
EWTN
2/20/01 SECTS WILL TEST BOUNDS OF FAITH INITIATIVE
Chicago Tribune
2/19/01 Falun Gong Poses Test in Hong Kong
The Washington Post
2/17/01 China blames 2d suicide on Falun Gong
The Philadelphia Inquirer
2/17/01 Joseph accused of discrimination
The Hindu
2/16/01 Turkmenistan: Authorities Repress Non-Traditional Religions
Radio Free Europe
2/14/01 VIETNAM PROTESTS US HEARING ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
EWTN
2/7/01 Smith Decries Turkmen Torture of Baptist Minister Atakov
U.S. Newswire
2/7/01 Gang Rape in Sudan
Village Voice

2/1/01 Religious freedom watchdogs make report on Sudan
EWTN

January

1/31/01 French 'cult' bill doesn't target LDS
Deseret News
1/31/01 No end to Christian-Muslim tension
BBC
1/31/01 Taiwan leader again invited Papal visit 
EWTN
1/30/01 Eastern-rite Catholics forced underground in Russia
EWTN
1/30/01 The Execution of Black Children
Village Voice
1/29/01 Wife desperate to free husband jailed for following Falun Gong
Montreal Gazette
1/29/01 China Bristles at U.S. Rebuke
SF Gate
1/26/01 Falun Gong's Silent Majority Frustrates Chinese Police
SF Gate
1/26/01 Chinese warn U.S. on protests
Bergen Record
1/26/01

Vietnam Buddhists hail new year calling for democracy, human rights
EWTN

1/26/01 Bush's man gives China rights lesson
The Age.com
1/25/01 China bars Falun Gong from square in Beijing
Seattle Times
1/25/01 Falun Gong denies link to five who set themselves ablaze
Sydney Morning Herald
1/24/01

Many Nations Grapple With Church-State Relations
Radio Free Europe

1/24/01 Vietnam religious leaders call for religious freedom
EWTN
1/24/01 China's image-polishing collides with protests
Christian Science Monitor
1/23/01 Nigerian girl flogged in spite of international outcry
CBC
1/23/01 Bible group fights district
Detroit News
1/23/01 China's War Against Falun Gong
NewsMax.com
1/23/01 Falun Gong stages 'suicide protest'
BBC
1/22/01 Signatures of One Million Chinese People Against Falun Gong
People's Daily
1/22/01 Pastor Charged with Speaking for Unregistered Organization
Christianity Today
1/20/01 Political pressure on China touted in man's release from labour camp
The Montreal Gazette
1/20/01 50 arrested protesting Pakistani blasphemy law
Deseret News
1/19/01

Nepal: Jailed missionary before the court end of January
Norway Post

1/18/01 China reveals scale of cult crackdown
The Times
1/18/01 Are 10,000 Falun Gong followers in labor camps?
Deseret News
Winter/01 On "Liquidating" Churches in President Putin Russia
ICRF Religious Freedom Report
Winter/01 U.S. Court of Appeals to Rule on Maryland Cult Task Force
ICRF Religious Freedom Report
1/17/01 Anti-cult Association Set up by Former Falun Gong Practitioners
The People's Daily
1/17/01 Public Sees Role for Religion In Schools
Education Week
1/17/01 A veil drapes Cairo campus in controversy
Christian Science Monitor
1/16/01 New jurisdictions for the Scientology Task Force
CISAR
1/16/01 China defends sect crackdown; 242 imprisoned
Seattle Times
1/16/01

China Says Only 242 Falun Gong Leaders Punished
Rights group says 10,000 detained, 98 died while being held by police
SF Gate

1/15/01

The new martyrdom: A special report
EWTN News

1/15/01 Hong Kong rally fuels Chinese persecution of 'evil' Falun Gong
The Times
1/11/01

Salvation Army Closed in Moscow
Christianity Today

1/6/01

Commercial paradise Hong Kong also stronghold of religion
Deseret News

1/3/01

Russian Catholics renew life of faith after the fall of communism
EWTN News